Once the drawing or the main marks to situate the composition
are made, it is all about using the largest brush until I have to go
smaller. Inspired by the works of Lucien Freud and Jenny
Saville, I love the marks a large brush can make for a small
detail. There has to be some level of surprise in how the painting
develops, even with the composition so planned out. I primarily
paint people, or situations that are obviously influenced by
people. It is normally a solitary figure going through some
internal shift or realization that is connected to the collective. I
use the palette knife for building up the textures and
background, but I do paint the figure with paintbrushes. Finding
the balance of what needs to be abstracted or more rendered is a
constant dance.
